Raleigh vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Raleigh	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2757	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6734	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$1795	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$3490	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4345	$5439
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	82	87
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	468K	1.39M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 20% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 304th and 26th ($2757 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 23rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 58th vs 15th best cities to live in the United States, and 235th vs 107th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs San Diego

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	Raleigh	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1793	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3656	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9360	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4247	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.24	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22084	$18429

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606